I am LOVING fresh salads right now. I should qualify this by first admitting that I used to HATE salads. I like veggies – cut veggies, cooked veggies, those are all fine. But salads? BORING!!! Then my friend made this amazing salad last weekend and I was instantly hooked! [...]
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Bok-bok that’s good-good (chicken tandoori recipe)
It has been a long time since I’ve posted a recipe but I’ve found a new favourite. This one may go in my regular rotation, it’s THAT good!
Chicken Tandoori (The bok-bok is for the chicken)
Ingredients:
8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs ( about 2 1/2 pounds)
Juice of 1 lemon
Kosher salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp plain yogurt
1 tbsp [...]
My favourite breakfast
Caroline posted a great “grab and go” breakfast recipe the other day so I thought that I would follow suit and post my favourite healthy breakfast! I don’t have a lot of time in the mornings (being a person who values her sleep!) so I added a few “short-cuts” to this recipe to make [...]
Having a stand-by for the “just-in-case”
Sometimes life gets in the way and you can read/hear about how important it is to plan ahead, but sometimes that’s just not possible. I find in times like these it’s super important to have a fall back meal or snack. The type of food that you usually have in your cupboard so if you’re [...]
Honeydew melon recipe – as promised
At the last WeightWatchers meeting I brought samples of snacks that were low points. I brought some cookies and minted melon which was a big hit. Here’s the recipe:
Minted Melon
1 cup honeydew melon chunks or balls
1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
1 tsp fresh lime juice
Directions: Combine all ingredients in a dessert dish just before serving.
WW points [...]
Indian Recipes as Promised
The other day I poisted about an amazing Indian dinner my friend had made for me while I was in Toronto and promised to post the recipes when I had them. I’ll be making these this week and will report back on how they turn out. In the meantime here they are (I’ve also [...]
Today’s workout plan
It’s Saturday, 8:30 am and I’ve already been up for an hour! Time to figure out what to do with my day.
I woke up feeling thirsty – probably because I spent 6 hours on a plane yesterday – very dehydrating. So after a coffee (I know, I know – I really need to [...]
How to feel full when you’re hungry
I went with my mom to today’s meeting at WeightWatchers and the theme was filling foods. Filling foods, as WeightWatchers calls them, are foods that are low calories (and points) but that leave you feeling full longer. For example, let’s compare:
2 slices of white bread with butter
Versus
1 egg
1 egg white
½ cup sliced mushrooms
1 slice fat-free [...]
My Favourite Healthy Appies
I have a weakness for appies, when I go to a party I have to stay as FAR away from the appie table as I can – I just don’t trust my willpower if I get to close. When I’m hosting a party I try to keep my appies low fat (or at least [...]
And that’s a wrap
I’ve already posted about my workout with Shanny today (Taking it to the next level), but I couldn’t resist posting about the end of my day.
I tweeted (twitter.com/carolinehickton) about a week ago about finding new inspiration in the kitchen from a few books I got at the library. It amazes me from time to time [...]
